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Will crested and gargoyle geckos regain fatness in their tails once it is lost?

Not sure about Gargs, but cresties tails do not grow back.

I was asking if they fattened up again, not if they grow back.

>>I was asking if they fattened up again, not if they grow back.

perhaps you should rephrase your question. seems a bit unclear.
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3.1 snakes, 1.2.1 crested geckos, 2.0 devon rex cats, 1.0 betta

>>I was asking if they fattened up again, not if they grow back.

IIRC, Crested Geckos/Gargoyle geckos don't have fat tails like Leopard geckos o.0;
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0.3 Rhacodactylus ciliatus
1.0 Creamsicle/Okeetee Cornsnake

Wow ok. I have crested and gargoyle geckos. I have been told their tails dont thicken up once they thin out. Obviously they won't get fat like a leopard gecko. *moron* Will they fatten back up and rebuild calcium and fat deposits in the tail area that have previously been deminished.

thank you for rephrasing. your original question appeared to mean once the "tail" is lost, not once the "fatness" is lost. please refrain from name-calling in the forums. i have never heard of rhac tails thinning out. they don't even need their tails, and most cresteds in the wild are tailless. they hold calcium deposits in sacs inside the mouth, not in their tails. if the gecko is unusually thin overall, then there is some other problem.
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3.1 snakes, 1.2.1 crested geckos, 2.0 devon rex cats, 1.0 betta

well back when i was an idiot i bought every crested i could find until i was told "that thing's thin." I saw many more afterwards and they were all fat and healthy and mine weren't as good. They dont store calcium in their tails as deposits, but in the tail bone, the calcium diminishes if underfed or overbred.